Antonella Catini

Antonella Catini was born in Pisa, Italy, and is a painter currently living and working in Rome. She graduated with a degree in architecture, and her artistic practice reflects a deep integration of formal and spatial research with the study of abstract and informal painting. Her works convey a strong sense of chance and asymmetry, deliberately abandoning rational structures in favor of a more instinctive and intuitive creative process. Drawn to the abstract dimension, Catini continuously explores its expressive possibilities. For her, painting serves as a vital medium for articulating inner experiences—through layers of color and material, she constructs forms and symbols. The processes of overlapping and fragmentation leave traces and imprints, suggesting psychological pathways and emotional depth, often becoming metaphors for contemporary existence. In many of her works, spatial depth is minimal, with color itself becoming a powerful vehicle for sensory engagement.

Catini’s recent work explores urban landscapes, the perception of movement, and evolving notions of the self. She has also conducted extensive experiments in digital art and sculpture. Since 2000, she has devoted herself almost entirely to artistic creation. Over the years, she has held numerous solo exhibitions in major galleries and institutions across Italy and internationally, and her work has been featured in several published catalogs. In 2014, she presented a solo exhibition at the Ara Pacis Museum in Rome and published the Cantieri catalog, curated by Philippe Daverio in collaboration with the prestigious Italian publisher Skira.

Solo Exhibitions

1999

  • "Multiple Vision", curated by Ida Mitrano, EOS Exhibition Space, Rome

2000

  • "Variations", curated by Giulio Cimino, La Rinascente Exhibition Space, Rome

2001

  • Performance Art "Artelive", Alexanderplatz Exhibition Space, Rome, supported by the Municipality of Rome

2003

  • "Layers of Meaning", curated by Tiziana Musi, Domus Sessoriana Exhibition Space, Basilica of the Holy Cross Memorial Complex, Rome

  • "Marks", curated by Ida Mitrano, Il Frizzo Exhibition Space, L'Aquila

2004

  • "Layers", curated by Ida Mitrano, Linux Exhibition Space, Rome

  • "Solorosso", curated by Enzo Pinci, Stella Gallery, Rome

  • "Water", curated by Anna Maria Baratto, Akkademia dei Prossimali Gallery, Rome

  • "Sensation", curated by Giulio Cimino, Montalto di Castro, Viterbo

  • "Rage", curated by Giulio Cimino, EOS Exhibition Space, Rome

2005

  • "Transition", curated by Ida Mitrano, sponsored by the Municipality of Rieti, Rieti

  • "Bare City", curated by Ida Mitrano, sponsored by the Municipality of Rome, Linux Exhibition Space, Rome

  • "City of Fire", curated by Ida Mitrano, Advanced Fire Research Institute Exhibition Space, Rome

  • "Exploration", curated by Mario Savonardo, Naples

  • "Soul Traces", curated by Giulio Cimino, EOS Exhibition Space, Rome

2006

  • "Urban Images", curated by Livio Nardi, Livio Nardi Gallery, Nuremberg, Germany

  • "Transition", curated by Giulio Cimino, Nanà Exhibition Space, Rome

  • "Marks Beyond Limits", curated by Nori Zandomenego, National Police Car Museum, Rome

  • "States and Layers", curated by Ida Mitrano, Emilio Greco Museum, Sabaudia, Municipality of Sabaudia Cultural Affairs Office, Latina

  • "Urban Exploration", curated by Stella Tasca, Villa Celimontana, Rome

2007

  • "Mirrors Don’t Lie", curated by Antonietta Campilongo and Pier Maurizio Greco, Domus Sessoriana Contemporary Art Gallery, Rome

  • "Three Hours and Fifteen Minutes", curated by Antonietta Campilongo, Civita Exhibition Space, Rome

  • "Supermarket: Art by the Square Centimeter", curated by Junior Sergio Zunica, Arch Gallery, Galleria delle Cose, Rome

  • "External/Internal", curated by Ida Mitrano, Monastery of San Francesco, Third Contemporary Art Exhibition, sponsored by the Municipality of Teggiano, Teggiano, Salerno

  • Group Exhibition, Crispi Gallery, Capri, Naples

  • "Nothing", curated by Antonietta Campilongo, Romanesque Church of San Francesco, Capranica, Viterbo

  • "MuseoBazar", curated by Junior Sergio Zunica, Arch Gallery, Galleria delle Cose, Rome

  • "All the Angels of God", curated by Anna Maria Baratto, Akkademia dei Prossimali Gallery, Rome

  • "A Thousand Artists for Unity", curated by Giuseppe Salerno, Il Mitreo Gallery, Rome

  • "Another is Different", curated by Anna Maria Baratto, Ennio Flaiano Library, Rome

  • "Format Three", curated by Anna Maria Baratto, Papyrus Exhibition Space, Rome

  • "Different Views", curated by Antonietta Campilongo, Jolanta Czajka, Jan Kozaczuk, Pracownia Galeria, Warsaw, Poland

2008

  • "Recycle with Art: The Story of Plastic, Paper, Aluminum, and Glass", curated by Antonietta Campilongo and Pier Maurizio Greco, Fonderia delle Arti Gallery, Rome

  • "Format Three", curated by Anna Maria Baratto, Akkademia dei Prossimali Gallery, Rome

  • "Magic Pages", curated by Anna Maria Baratto, Rome

2009

  • "Italian Art in Fukuoka", curated by Antonietta Campilongo and Alessandro Maugeri, Italian Cultural Center, Fukuoka, Japan

  • "Through China", curated by Antonietta Campilongo, Tiziana Todi, and Xueqing Cheng, 12th West Lake Art Fair, Peace Exhibition Center, Hangzhou, China

  • "Recycle Art", curated by Antonietta Campilongo, Doria Pamphili Palace, Valmontone, Rome

  • "The Last Material", curated by Antonietta Campilongo and Piermaurizio Greco, Ruspoli Palace, Rome

2010

  • "Water Line", curated by Antonietta Campilongo, Fonderia delle Arti Gallery, Rome

  • "Thirty by Thirty Equals Nine Hundred", curated by Antonietta Campilongo, MostrArti Gallery, Rome

2011

  • "Resonance, Pending Sensations", curated by Carlo Mangolini and Marcello De Roma, Sant’Andrea al Quirinale Memorial Complex, Rome

  • "Open Art Market", curated by Antonietta Campilongo, MostrArti Gallery, Rome

  • "Water Line", curated by Antonietta Campilongo, Gotland Gallery, Berlin

2012

  • "Anna Maria Baratto Award", curated by Roberto Giovannini, Hall of the Friars Minor Conventual, Basilica of the Holy Apostles, Rome

  • "Rock Art", Orion Exhibition Space, Rome

  • "Open Art Market", curated by Antonietta Campilongo, Open Art Gallery, Rome

2013

  • "Dear Child…", curated by Giuseppe Salerno, sponsored by the Municipality of Tuscania, Tuscania Magazzini della Lupa Gallery, Viterbo

  • Latina Gallery, curated by Bruno Ciaffi, Rome

2014

  • "Crazy Lady", curated by Fabio D’Achille, Emilio Greco Museum, Sabaudia, sponsored by Lazio Regional Council, Latina Province, and the Municipality of Sabaudia

  • "Open Art Market", curated by Antonietta Campilongo, Fonderia delle Arti Gallery, Rome

2015

  • "Crazy Lady", curated by Fabio D’Achille, Emilio Greco Museum, Sabaudia

2016

  • "Decorating with Art", curated by Antonietta Campilongo, Stadium of Domitian Museum, Rome

  • "Crazy Lady", curated by Fabio D’Achille, Greco Museum, Sabaudia

  • "Voices", curated by Antonietta Campilongo, MACRO Museum, Rome

2017

  • "Living Nature", curated by Antonietta Campilongo, MACRO Museum, Rome

  • "Liberate Art, Roberto Manini Award", Rocca Maggiore Exhibition Space, Assisi, Perugia

2018

  • "Stateless", curated by Antonietta Campilongo, Fabbrica del Vapore Space, Milan

  • "Adam and the Clouds", curated by Rita Pedonesi and Ida Mitrano, Plus Arte Plus, Rome

2019

  • "Joint Exhibition", curated by Gianfranco Valleriani, Naiadi Palace, Rome

  • "Stateless", curated by Antonietta Campilongo, Merulana Palace Museum, Rome

  • "Italian Artists and the New Era", curated by Rita Pedonesi and Ida Mitrano, Prom Kultury Gallery, Warsaw, Poland

2020

  • "Open Art Market", curated by Antonietta Campilongo, MO.CA Gallery, Rome

  • "Mosaics for Tornareccio", curated by Piergiorgio Greco and Ida Mitrano, Tornareccio, Chieti

2021

  • "Open Art Market", MO.CA Gallery, Rome

  • "In the Sun", curated by Antonietta Campilongo, Romanesque Church of San Francesco, Capranica, Viterbo

  • "My Land", curated by Antonietta Campilongo, MO.CA Gallery, Rome

  • "Ancient and Modern Art", curated by Virgilio Patarini, VIP Gallery Zamenhof Art, Breno CaMus Museum, Brescia

Gallery

Green, 2021

Green, 2021

Paessagio Urbano, 2017

Paessagio Urbano, 2017

Solorosso, 2015

Solorosso, 2015

Impermanenza, 2019

Impermanenza, 2019